Mental Health Resources for Multiple Myeloma Patients

Surgery in multiple myeloma treats bone damage, stabilizes fractures, relieves pain, and removes tumors pressing on nerves in rare cases.

A Patient Power user asked, “My wife has undergone nine multiple myeloma treatments. When she relapses again, what treatments are left?” Our expert responded.

Learn how comorbidities are taken into consideration when choosing a multiple myeloma treatment plan.

Learn about new treatments available for multiple myeloma, treatment timelines, and how age impacts transplant eligibility for patients with multiple myeloma.

Learn about the tests doctors use to confirm a multiple myeloma diagnosis if a patient is showing signs of the disease.

Radiation therapy for multiple myeloma targets specific bone lesions to relieve pain, control growth, and reduce tumor size.

Any cancer can cause low hemoglobin levels, but some notable associations include blood cancers like leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma.

Risk factors for multiple myeloma include age, gender, race, family history, obesity, and exposure to radiation or certain chemicals.

In this short animation, an expert explains the relationship between relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma and why they’re grouped together.

Meryle Gurmankin shares how being open to new resources has helped her emotionally navigate her myeloma journey.

Meryle Gurmankin joins Patient Power to share the story of her initial reaction to her myeloma diagnosis and her decision to have a transplant.

The FDA approved a new combination therapy called Isa-RVd for adults with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma who are ineligible for stem cell transplants.